From previous years, I know the strategy of make a pass as early as possible, then pack up and roll out for the next destination. But with the weekly average, wouldn't a second pass be warranted here? Sent from my iPad using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
As soon as the corvette went deep into the sixes the strategy changed. I cant beat that so we want to get to the next stop. We knew it was going to be a long day. Its 1130 now and im just going to bed. It could have been 330 if i stayed.
I just read lutz is out. You dont win or place well if you are not there on friday. Running the car for a second pass also puts more strain on us and the car. We have to be there on friday with a running car.
the bridge was cool to go over. The van is full of hot rod staff shooting pics. They pull along side and hang out of the van. They told jim and i they were going to follow us. Thats how they get all those cool cover shots.
The way the pipes look it was on a pass. They look good. I guess its time to get rid of the mallory point mag and get a msd pro mag. My son said on the live feed they said the 60 foot clocks didnt record a time due to tripping them with the rear wheels.
Drag week is not for the weak. You wont find possers there. The guys doing it are hard core. Its a true tough guy event. Its so hard to do well. Thats why i do it.
My chassis builder friend I introduced to you at the Meltdowns, who works at Precision Turbo, live streamed at work. He said he couldn't wait for me to relay your progress to him. He also said to me the way he interpreted the stream was that you had to back out of it shortly after the front end lifting at 80'-100'. I asked if you can tell when listening live that the Nasty Nitro Coupe is louder than most? He said yes! Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
Good video I see 3 H.A.M.B.ers RacerX Squirrel and Dman313 in the flat black Chevy truck David also owns the Gizzlehopper Cackle car
This is an amazing thread. Over the last week I have been catching up and don't know how I missed it. The detailed explanations are excellent and very educational even to seasoned racers. I did notice something odd in the first picture of post 1952 (pg. 66). The front toe setting looks odd. Could it be Ackermann affect, bump steer, optical, tie rod flexing? Steering looks straight but the right front wheel looks to be toed in too much. Just an observation. Whatcha think?
When we left st.louis raceway the trans was slipping so bad it was not driveable. We tried everything we could do to keep going. So now what do we do? I cant hold jim up any longer even though he offered to stay until we figured out how to get back to cordova to retrieve the trailer. We got lucky. A guy from minnesota was following the cars for the week. He was not competing just spectating. He offered to drive me back the 3.5 hrs to get my trailer. I gave him my hotel room free in return as i wasnt going to see it.. He didnt want any money. That ended up putting him 40 miles out of his way. I then drove back 3.5 hrs to get the car. I got to it about 11:30 pm. It was nice to see it was still there. Mark stayed behind to watch it. We then drove home pulling in around 9:30 am. I got 2 hrs of sleep then pulled the trans. We will drive it to the grove but not race it due to the mag issues. I had no time to pick up the generator.
Welcome to the thread. Im glad you find it interesting. Its not for everyone. Yes the toe is off. We got it aligned after that pic was taken. Good eye.
My earliest recollection of the sound of a nitro car was before age 5. When I heard your car on the live feed on Tuesday it made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. There is nothing else like it. I'm sorry to read that you couldn't continue, but looking forward to following your progress.
I have had my phone strapped to the dash in my semi catching a glimpse every now and then as I'm rolling down the road on the live feed. Mainly just listening though. Sent from my A520L using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I just heard on the live feed that Racer X has just arrived at the track and will be making passes..... Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Thanks man. The Nitro stuff is very interesting. Looks like it was on full boogie day 2 at gateway. It seems this drag week deal is hard core for sure! Best of luck. Tom
Brian by FinnishFireball posted Sep 14, 2017 at 6:31 PM Cool capture from a video in NHRA official pages http://www.nhra.com/news/2017/hot-rod-s-drag-week-gives-hot-rodders-ultimate-streetstrip-challenge
My friend told me about and hour ago that the OP boss's block is cracked. That's terrible news on top of I thought he had the fried third gear. Anyway come on Donovan AL block! Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
At 2:20 in the vidio it looks like the front wheels are not running true, can't tell if at the outer portion or all the way to the hub..I don't know how to slow mo to answer my own question...
I saw that to. We were on a very bad stretch of road when that pic was taken. It was so bad they had signs up along the road. Its almost looking like it wants to death wobble. The road was like a wash board The block did crack at the botfom of number three cylinder. It has been this way since mokan. We had stop leak in it and that was holding. After st.louis we noticed more water in the oil so we think the crack is getting bigger. We have to take the pan off for a good look. We chose not to run today out of safety. If the cylinder would break further the cylinder might hydraulic. If it did there would be a massive on track incident. Think fire; long cleanup and medivac helicopters here. It also wouldnt be fair to the other racers and fans with a long delay. I also would not want them to change the rules banning nitro if things went bad. We will be at rock falls without water in the block for more fun. Thanks everyone for posting what you find on the net. I will post a pic of the crack soon. For some reason the pic isnt showing up.
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